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viscosity

noun as in stickiness

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Remarkably, the researchers were the first to show that viscosity could be reduced to an almost negligible level in such models.

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I loved its viscosity, that rich, luxurious texture that clung to everything it touched, enveloping everything it's heaped over.

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The maxim that blood is thicker than water may hold true in a laboratory viscosity test, but human relationships are far more complicated, and estrangement is commonplace.

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He said it could allow scientists "to make more informed estimates of some important material properties, such as the viscosity of the inner core, which is one of the least known quantities in modern science".

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Finally, the researchers put the shells over embers to slowly heat the mixture, adding small amounts of ash to boost viscosity and volume.

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